Friedensreich Hundertwasser

(Austrian, 1928–2000)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist and designer whose passion for spirals and arabesque lines was largely inspired by Viennese Secessionists like Gustav Klimt. “Today we live in a chaos of straight lines, in a jungle of straight lines,” he critiqued of the man-made world. “If you do not believe this, take the trouble to count the straight lines which surround you. Then you will understand, for you will never finish counting.” Born Friedensreich Stowasser on December 15, 1928 in Vienna, Austria, he and his mother barely avoided persecution from the Nazi regime during World War II. After the war, the artist briefly enrolled in the Vienna Academy of Art before dropping out to travel extensively throughout Europe and Asia. As a designer in the 1950s, he undertook several large-scale architectural projects, including his famed Hundertwasserhaus. In the early 1970s, Hundertwasser purchased a number of properties in New Zealand where he would live out the remainder of his career. An outspoken activist against nuclear technology and pollution, the artist continued his involvement through the following decades. Hundertwasser passed away on February 19, 2000 while aboard the Queen Elizabeth II on its voyage from New Zealand to Europe. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.

Related Categories

Contemporary Art, Contemporary Realism, Photography

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Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Edvard Munch, Egon Schiele

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Ville vue d’au-delà du soleil, 1955
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser (7,460 results)
Des Manarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1987–1987

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Des Manarins Lied vom weißen Nebel, 1987–1987

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

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Kreisverkehr der Straßengekreuzigten,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: September 28, 2002

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Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

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Crusade of the crossroaders, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 25, 2002

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

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Eyebalance number five, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 25, 2002

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

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10002 nights Homo Humus come va how do..., 1984–1984

Sale Date: September 25, 2002

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

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Good morning city, 1969–1970

Sale Date: September 25, 2002

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Il rotolante - The creeper, the sleeper, the...

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Il rotolante - The creeper, the sleeper, the...

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Good mornin city - Bleeding town, 1969–1969

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Good mornin city - Bleeding town, 1969–1969

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Il rotolante - The creeper, the..., 1985–1985

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Il rotolante - The creeper, the..., 1985–1985

Sale Date: July 2, 2002

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Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1966–1972

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Nana Hyaku Mizu, 1966–1972

Sale Date: July 2, 2002

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The feet of Kaoru, 1961–1961

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The feet of Kaoru, 1961–1961

Sale Date: June 28, 2002

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Arbre de pluie/ Regenbaum, 1959–1959

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Arbre de pluie/ Regenbaum, 1959–1959

Sale Date: June 28, 2002

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Brillen im hausrock, 1963–1963

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Brillen im hausrock, 1963–1963

Sale Date: June 26, 2002

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

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Olympische Spiele München, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 21, 2002

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

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Good morning city, 1969–1969

Sale Date: June 21, 2002

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

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Hommage à Schröder-Sonnenstern, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 21, 2002

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Do not wait houses - Move

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Do not wait houses - Move

Sale Date: June 20, 2002

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

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Mädchenfund im Gras, 1964–1964

Sale Date: June 14, 2002

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In Gamba, 1987–1987

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In Gamba, 1987–1987

Sale Date: June 14, 2002

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1972

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Straße der Überlebenden, pl.2, 1971–1972

Sale Date: June 14, 2002

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Regentag, 1966–1972

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Regentag, 1966–1972

Sale Date: June 14, 2002

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City Citizen, 1992–1992

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City Citizen, 1992–1992

Sale Date: June 14, 2002

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Kopf, 1956–1956

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Kopf, 1956–1956

Sale Date: June 14, 2002

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Fluss unter Dach, 1987–1987

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Fluss unter Dach, 1987–1987

Sale Date: June 12, 2002

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